Panel Wants State Review Of Speeding Issue

HARVARD — The Harvard City Council's Ordinance Committee took a pass on lowering the speed limit on 9th Street and instead decided to look to state lawmakers to make residential streets safer.

The committee voted to recommend that the City Council seek assistance from state Sen. Dick Klemm (R-Crystal Lake) and state Rep. Jack Franks (D-Woodstock) to have speed limits reduced to 20 m.p.h. in residential areas statewide. State law now sets a 30 m.p.h. limit in residential areas.

The issue surfaced after complaints were made about speeders on 9th to Ald. Glenda Miller. Some aldermen expressed concern that residents elsewhere in the city would want the speed limit reduced on their streets too.